Entry 4 Summer Assignment

The reason why I chose the book Why We Broke Up to be my summer reading book out of all the choices on the list is because when I looked at the list and read through all the titles this one seemed like the most interesting, most relatable, and least boring. And yes I just read through the titles and the few that sounded interesting I looked for what the book was about and if that wasn't boring, and there was only one that wasn't very boring, got to be the book I had to read.  A connection I had with Min was when Min went through a certain event, and went through every little detail. What was said, where you were at, who was there, and when it was. That something that I do, I will look back at an event and go through everything, now I don't have a souvenir like Min does. But just like Min I have the memories.

                This book is kind of a girly book. That goes back to the fact that this book is about a relationship and about their break up. Since it is in the point of view of Min, who is a girl, you see a girl's point of view of a relationship. You see that Min will go through literally every detail of the memory that is connected to the one souvenir she kept.  

Entry 3 Summer Assignment

A section of Why We Broke Up that had the intention of hooking the reader's attention was this line in the beginning when Min said, "You know I want to be a director, but you could never truly see the movies in my head and that Ed, is why we broke up" (Handler 4). Who is saying this? Why does she want to be a director? Who is Ed? Why did they break up? What movie is in her head? How long were they dating? How did they meet? How old are they? Where do they live? Why could Ed not truly see the movie?

                Those are all questions Daniel Handler intended for you to ask yourself when she wrote that line. That line is like a mystery when it is by itself. And with every mystery there are questions you ask and to find the answers to all those questions you have to dig deeper into the mystery. The author had this line placed in the last paragraph of the first chapter where is show the letter Min wrote to Ed. The reason it was put there was so not only for you as the reader but also for Ed, because this whole book is written from Min to Ed.

Entry 2 Summer Reading

In Why We Broke Up the only complex character is Min. In the book Min's desire is to go through all the souvenirs she kept from when she and Ed were dating, to go through all the memories, to 1) get over Ed and 2) find the reason or reasons why they broke up. The theme that is beginning to appear is remembrance. You know that remembrance is the theme because the whole book Min is going through all the memories she made with Ed when they were dating. Min was remembering all the good times she spent with Ed along with the bad times.

                The way my book is structured is there are about 37 chapters and with the start of each chapter there is a picture. Each picture is different, because each chapter is a different memory. And each picture is of each of the souvenirs Min saved. In each chapter Min goes through her point of view of each date Min and Ed have ever been on. Min goes through all the motions and speech, she remembers every little thing each of them had ever said to each other, from the time they first talked to the time the last talked.

Entry One Summer Assignment

            In the book I chose the main characters are Minerva, but she likes to be called Min, and Ed Slaterton. In this book there are many settings. For example there is Al's house, the Carnelian, Min's house, the Lopsided diner, Leopardi's, Metropolitan Multiplex Cinemas, and Green Mountain Hardware. To just name a few. The conflict in Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler is Min and Ed dated for a few months and Min kept a souvenir from every date they went on. Min is trying to figure out why they broke up. I think that once Min goes through every souvenir, she will be over Ed and will be happy again. This can be relatable to anyone who has ever been in a relationship that didn't have a happily ever after ending. This is also relatable to scrape bookers; this is because Min kept souvenirs and so do scrape bookers. This kind of story does not relate to any romantic movies out there since all romantic movies end with the girl and the guy happily together. And in the book it is the opposite. I think this book would make a great movie, as long as the movie stays with the book. If this was a movie it would be a totally different kind of movie that won't have a happily ever after but that's okay, there's already a ton of Cinderella's and her Prince Charming's.

Teardrop Book Trailer

This is the book trailer for Teardrop. It's interesting to see how other people think the characters look. Yes the book tells you in the book what they look like, but people still see them differently. Personally I thought that Eureka, Brooks, and Ander would look differently. I thought that Ander would have blond hair and bright blue eyes since that is how he is described in the book. I think that this book should be made into a movie. It would be such an mystery and fantasy. And it would be different then all the sci-fi movies that are coming out.

The author, Lauren Kate

http://laurenkatebooks.net

This is the author of Teardrop, Lauren Kate, website. On this website you can see all the book that she has written over her writing career. When you click on the book you can find the summary of that book and it'll tell you when it was published (I didn't see that coming). Also people can comment what they think of the book, so you get to see someone else's opinion. Lauren Kate can post notes about when the next book will come out, the title, other exciting stuff going on in her writing career. You can even find out when you can meet her! And you can watch videos, sign up to get a newsletter, look at frequently asked questions, learn more about Lauren Kate, and see how much you love her books. 

Lauren Kate's Twitter

https://mobile.twitter.com/laurenkatebooks

I found Lauren Kate's twitter! Now you can get a look into her personal life and not just her writing life. You can now say that you know facts about the author as a writer and as a normal person. Lauren tweets information about her writing career, but she also connects with her readers. She retweets stuff and quotes their tweet. I think that it's cool that she does this. It feels like she can get a view of what her readers think about her books. So now you all can go follow her so you can know what's happening in the world of Lauren Kate and her books.